No action taken due to The Constitution Ho-Chunk Nation Article II, Section 5 (“Removal of any person from the Membership Roll shall be determined by the Judiciary”), and Constitutional Amendment XVI, which provides that, the General Council is removed from the disenrollment process.

At the 2007 Annual General Council Meeting there was a motion to officially adopt resolution 10-20-07 C General Council Procedure Scenario B which passed with a vote of 1049 yes, 150 no, and 230 abstaining for a total of 1429 votes cast.

Constitution of the Ho-Chunk Nation 1994:

Article IV – General Council Section 3. Page 3. Powers retained by the General Council (d) The General Council retains the power to establish its own procedures in accordance with this Constitution.

Article IV – General Council Section 3. Page 4. Powers retained by the General Council (f) Actions by the General Council shall be binding.

1. ADMISSION Admission to Annual or Special General Council meeting shall be open to Ho-Chunk Nation members.

2. ROLL CALL Established through registration.

3. CALL TO ORDER General Council may be called to order by any Ho-Chunk Member.

4. DETERMINATION OF QUORUM Quorum may be established through electronic registration. Confirmation of quorum will be tested throughout the day by random sampling. No action by General Council is valid without quorum.

5. PRAYER AND SONG

6. SELECTION OF PRESIDING CHAIR OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL When quorum is attained, the General Council shall select either the President or another person to conduct the meeting. A. Nominations shall be made from the floor; the floor will be open for 5 minutes A1. Any Ho-Chunk Nation member may nominate any enrolled Ho-Chunk Nation member present A2. There must be a motion to close nominations from the floor before voting on chairperson

7. PRESIDING CHAIR SHALL APPOINT THE RECORDING SECRETARY A. The chairperson shall select a Ho-Chunk Nation member as the official Recording Secretary B. The Recording Secretary shall record all business of the General Council meeting C. The Recording Secretary may ask for assistance; however there will be only one offi cial Recording Secretary for the General Council meeting

8. MEETING MINUTES The Recording Secretary shall take, or cause to be taken, minutes of the meeting. The minutes shall include, at a minimum, the following: 1. Time of meeting called to order 2. Roll Call 3. Time quorum was established 4. Record if at any time quorum was lost and regained 5. A record or summary of all motions, proposals, resolutions or other matter formally voted upon, the results of the vote 6. Times when body is recessed, if applicable 7. Time of adjournment

It is also the responsibility of the recording secretary to submit the Official signed minutes of the General Council to the Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature no less than 5 days after the General Council has adjourned.

9. SERGEANT AT ARMS The Bear Clan, peacekeepers of the Ho-Chunk Nation, shall be the designated security to insure safety and order of the meeting. Duties include: A. Maintain order B. Remove from premises any member(s) who displays any lack of respect after 3 warnings C. Assist the Presiding Chair to maintain order during the meeting

10. AGENDA General Council will follow a standard form of operations as accepted by Ho-Chunk Nation that will utilize the following guidelines for conducting a meeting: A. Roll call B. Call to order C. Determination of quorum D. Opening prayer E. Meeting minutes (previous general council meeting) F. Reports 1. Legislative Branch 2. Judicial Branch G. Unfinished business H. New business a. Ho-Chunk Nation Members are responsible for their own agenda item. b. Agenda items will be offered from the floor; the floor will be open for 15 minutes. c. Agenda shall be approved by vote d. However, if the General Council has been called for a Special meeting, the Special meeting item shall be the first order of business

11. PROCEDURES FOR MOTIONS All persons are to use a microphone. A. The Ho-Chunk Nation member shall identify their membership to the Presiding Chair by name, and enrollment number. That person shall have 5 minutes to present motion/resolution, more time if deemed necessary by the Presiding Chair. B. There must be a second to every motion C. When deemed appropriate the presiding chairperson will call for the question, end the discussion and voting will begin

12. VOTING A. Voting on all matters that come before the General Council meeting shall be restricted to enrolled Ho-Chunk Nation members 18 years old and older. B. Each vote requires that a quorum must be present C. A simple majority vote shall determine the pass or failure of motions and/or resolutions

13. DISCUSSION A. All General Council members attending shall be allowed the privilege of the floor B. After gaining recognition from the chair to speak the speaker shall first clearly state his/her name and Ho-Chunk enrollment number so that the secretary may keep an accurate record of the proceedings C. If, in the opinion of the chair or the voting body, it becomes necessary to limit discussion because of time constraints, each item will be limited to fifteen (15) minutes total agenda time for discussion Limits on each speaker may be imposed as determined by presiding chairperson; unless removal or recall proceedings in progress (when time limits are imposed, a timekeeper shall be used). D. No person may speak more than once on a subject until all others who wish to speak have had an opportunity to do so; with the exception of persons subject to a recall or removal

14. RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS A. Actions taken by resolution are effective ratified immediately B. Resolutions and motions are made by Enrolled Ho-Chunk voting members only

15. ADJOURNMENT The action of adjournment hereby ratifies all binding actions of General Council.

All persons intending on utilizing the transportation that is provided by the Ho-Chunk Nation Branch of the General Council will have to contact the designated office to sign up. The telephone numbers are listed below each of the communities that are designated pick up sites.

RULES FOR RIDING:

YOU MUST SIGN THE TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT AT TIME OF SIGN UP.

There is also an area to register children. An agreement can be sent to the passenger at request. All transportation agreements must be on file in the Office of the General Council prior to September 14, 2019. No one will be allowed to be a passenger in the vehicle until the Transportation Agreement Form is signed.

ZERO TOLERANCE FOR ALCOHOL, DRUGS, WEAPONS, AND UNRULY BEHAVIOR.

Anyone in violation of the Zero Tolerance policy will not be able to board the vehicle or will be removed from the vehicle. Children will be allowed if they are included on the Transportation Agreement when signing up, if you are the parent/legal guardian and if there is space available. After receiving your payout, please immediately report directly to your assigned vehicle. Upon completion of payouts, the transportation vehicles will be leaving with or without you.

From Minneapolis:

I-94 eastbound, exit #92 Hwy 12 (Lake Delton/Wisconsin Dells). Turn north (left) at the bottom of the exit ramp onto Hwy 12. At the second stoplight (Meadowview Drive), turn right to Kalahari Drive.

From Chicago:

I-90 westbound to exit #92, Hwy 12 (Lake Delton/Wisconsin Dells). Turn north (right) at the bottom of the exit ramp onto Hwy 12. At the fi rst stoplight (Meadowview Drive), turn right to Kalahari Drive Please note: GPS and MapQuest users may need to use the city of Baraboo, Wisconsin.